13-01-12, 09:14 AM
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Did u not read my last post ? - the reason I stated I WOULD buy a gen2 is for the looks ! :rolleyes .......... :lol
I still feel the gen1 is the more comfy , easy going , one of the pair.But for sure, if you have a bog stock gen1 , probably with knackered rear shock, the thing will feel awful next to a gen2.My issue is its easy to rectify and improve the gen1 weaknesses, but much harder ( nay even impossible) to make a gen2 have anything like a torquey roll on power delivery. TBH if I could get that , I probably would have stayed with it. But for me, a 1000cc bike should be able to surge ahead in top without having a minimum 6000 rpm on the clock. You cant change a sportsbike engine.The gen2 is made to rev on and on, the gen1 has a lovely fat spread of power. Completely different animals....
Did u not read my last post ? - the reason I stated I WOULD buy a gen2 is for the looks ! :rolleyes .......... :lol
I still feel the gen1 is the more comfy , easy going , one of the pair.But for sure, if you have a bog stock gen1 , probably with knackered rear shock, the thing will feel awful next to a gen2.My issue is its easy to rectify and improve the gen1 weaknesses, but much harder ( nay even impossible) to make a gen2 have anything like a torquey roll on power delivery. TBH if I could get that , I probably would have stayed with it. But for me, a 1000cc bike should be able to surge ahead in top without having a minimum 6000 rpm on the clock. You cant change a sportsbike engine.The gen2 is made to rev on and on, the gen1 has a lovely fat spread of power. Completely different animals....